Gagea peduncularis - Yellow Star of Bethlehem - (Liliaceae)

This member of the Liliaceae (Lily) family of plants can be found in former Yugoslavia, Greece, Crete and Turkey. Dry, stony places and grassland are its main habitats and it can occur quite high up in mountains. The flowers appear from January through to the end of April.

The plant shown on this page was photographed in Crete in early April.

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Wildflowers of Britain + Northern Europe... Achillea millefolium - Yarrow Achillea ptarmica - Sneezewort Adoxa moschatellina - Townhall Clock Aegopodium podagraria - Ground Elder Ajuga pyramidalis - Pyramidal Bugle Ajuga reptans - Bugle Alchemilla vulgaris - Lady's Mantle Alliaria petiolata - Jack-by-the-Hedge Allium ursinium - Ramsons Althaea officinalis - Marsh Mallow Anacamptis morio - Green-winged Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis - Pyramidal Orchid Anagalis arvensis - Scarlet Pimpernel Anagallis tenella - Bog Pimpernel Anemone nemorosa - Wood Anemone Angelica sylvestris - Wild Angelica Anthiscus sylvestris - Cow Parsley Aquilegia vulgaris - Aquilegia Arctium minus - Lesser Burdock Armeria maritima - Thrift (Sea Pink) Arum maculatum - Lords and Ladies Anthyllis vulneraria - Kidney Vetch Atropa belladonna - Deadly Nightshade Bellis perennis - Daisy Brassica oleracea - Wild Cabbage Butomus umbellatus - Flowering Rush Callitriche stagnalis - Water Starwort Caltha palustris - Marsh-marigolds Calystegia sepium - Hedge Bindweed Calluna vulgaris - Heather - Ling Campanula rotundifolia - Harebell Campanula trachelium - Nettle-leaved Bellflower Cardamine pratensis - Cuckoo Flower Centaurea cyanus - Cornflower Centaurea nigra - Common Knapweed Centranthus ruber - Red Valerian Cephalanthera damasonium - White Helleborine Cephalanthera longifolia - Sword-leaved Helleborine Chamerion angustifolium - Rosebay Willowherb Chelidonium majus - Greater Celandine Chenopodium vulvaria - Stinking Goosefoot Chrysoplenium oppositifolium - Golden Saxifrage Circaea lutetiana - Enchanter's Nightshade Cistanche phelypaea - Cistanche Claytonia sibirica - Pink Purslane Clematis vitalba - Old Man's Beard Cochlearia officinalis - Common Scurvy-grass Corallorhiza trifida - Coralroot Orchid Conium maculatum - Hemlock Conopodium majus - Pignut Convolvulus arvensis - Field Bindweed Corydalis lutea - Yellow Corydalis Crambe maritima - Sea-kale Cuscuta epithymum - Common Dodder Cymbalaria muralis - Ivy-leaved Toadflax Cypripedium calceolus - Lady's Slipper Orchid Dactylorhiza cordigera - Heart-flowered Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza cruenta - Leopard Orchid Dactylorhiza elata - Robust Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii - Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata - Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa - Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella - Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza saccifera Dactylorhiza traunsteineroides - N-L Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza viridis - Frog Orchid Dactylorhiza xgrandis Thorn-apple Dianthus deltoides - Maiden Pink Digitalis lanata Digitalis purpurea - Foxglove Dipsacus fullonum - Teasel Drosera rotundifolia - Round-leaved Sundew Dipsacus fullonum - Sheepsbit Scabious Echium vulgare - Viper's Bugloss Elodea canadensis - Canadian Pondweed Epilobium hirsutum - Great Willowherb Epilobium palustre - Marsh Willowherb Epipactis atrorubens - Dark-red Helleborine Epipactis dunensis - Dune Helleborine Epipactis helleborine - Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis leptochila - Narrow-lipped Helleborine Epipactis neerlandica - Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis palustris - Marsh Helleborine Epipactis phyllanthes - Green-flowered Helleborine Epipactis phyllanthes var. camb - Green-flowered Helleborine Epipactis phyllanthes var. vectensis - Green-flowered Helleborine Epipactis purpurata - Violet Helleborine Erica ciliaris - Dorset Heath Erica cinerea - Bell Heather Erica tetralix - Cross-leaved Heath Eryngium maritimum - Sea Holly Eriophorum angustifolium - Common Cottongrass Eriophorum vaginatum - Cotton Grass Erysimum cheiri - Wallflower Eupatorium cannabinum - Hemp Agrimony Euphorbia portlandica - Portland Spurge Euphrasia officinalis - Eyebright Fallopia japonica - Japanese Knotweed Filipendula ulmaria - Meadowsweet Fragaria vesca - Wild Strawberry Fritillaria meleagris - Snake's-head Fritillary Fumaria capreolata - White Ramping-fumitory Galanthus nivalis - Snowdrop Galeopsis terrahit - Common Hempnettle Galium aparine - Cleavers Galium mollugo - Hedge Bedstraw Galium saxatile - Heath Bedstraw Galium verum - Lady's Bedstraw Gentiana verna - Spring Gentian Geranium dissectum - Cut-leaved Cranesbill Geranium lucidum - Shining Cranesbill Geranium pratense - Meadow Cranesbill Geranium robertianum - Herb Robert Geranium sanguineum - Bloody Crane's-bill Geum rivale - Water Avens Geum urbanum - Wood Avens Glaucium flavum - Yellow Horned-poppy Glechoma hederacea - Ground-ivy Gymnadenia conopsea - Fragrant Orchid Gymnadenia frivaldii Gymnadenia odoratissima Hammarbya paludosa - Bog Orchid Helleborus foetidus - Stinking Hellebore Helleborus viridis - Green Hellebore Heracleum mantegazzianum - Giant Hogweed Herminium monorchis - Musk Orchid Hieracium aurantiacum - Fox and Cubs Hieracium portlandicum - Portland Hawkweed Himantoglossum hercinum - Lizard Orchid Himantoglossum robertianum - Giant Orchid Hyacinthiodes non-scripta - Bluebell Hyoscyamus niger - Henbane Hypericum humifusum - Trailing St John's Wort Hypericum olympicum Hypericum spp - Common St John's Wort Hypochaeris radicata - Common Catsear Impatiens capensis - Orange balsam Impatiens grandulifera - Himalayan Balsam Inula helenium - Elecampane Iris foetidissima - Stinking Iris Iris pseudacorus - Yellow Flag Iris Iris reichenbachii Knautia arvensis - Field Scabious Lamiastrum galeobdolon - Yellow Archangel Lamium album - White Deadnettle Lamium purpureum - Red Deadnettle Lapsa communis - Nipplewort Lathrea clandestina - Purple Toothwort Lathyrus japonicus - Sea Pea Lemna minor - Common Duckweed Lepidium heterophyllum - Smith's Pepperwort Leucanthemum vulgare - Marguerites Limonium recurvum ssp Portlandicum - Portland Sea Lavender Linaria repens - Pale Toadflax Linaria vulgaris - Common Toadflax Liparis loeselii - Fen Orchid Lithospermum officinale - Common Gromwell Lobelia dortmanna - Water Lobelia Lobelia urens - Heath Lobelia Lonicera periclymenum - Honeysuckle Lotus corniculatus - Birdsfoot Trefoil Lupinus arboreus - Bush lupin Lychnis flos-cuculi - Ragged Robin Lysimachia nemorum - Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nummularia - Creeping Jenny Lysimachia vulgaris - Yellow loosestrife Lythrum salicaria - Purple loosestrife Malva moschata - Musk Mallow Malva sylvestris - Common Mallow Matricaria discoidea - Pineaple Mayweed Meconopsis cambria - Welsh Poppy Medicago lupulina - Black medick Melampyrum arvense - Field Cow-wheat Melampyrum pratense - Common Cow-wheat Melampyrum scardicum - Hungarian Cow-wheat Melittis melissophyllum - Bastard Balm Mentha aquatica - Water Mint Mentha spicata - Spear Mint Menyanthes trifoliata - Bogbean Mercurialis perennis - Dog's Mercury Mimulus guttatus - Monkey flower Myriophyllum species - Water Milfoil Mysotis scorpiodes - Water Forget-me-not Narcissus pseudonarcissus - Daffodil Narthecium ossifragum - Bog Asphodel Nasturtium officinale - Water-cress Neottia cordata - Common Twayblade Neottia nidus-avis - Bird's-nest Orchid Nuphar lutea - Yellow water-lily Nymphaea alba - Water-lily Odontites vernus - Red Bartsia Oenanthe crocata - Hemlock Water-dropwort Oenanthe fistulosa - Tubular Water-dropwort Oenanthe lachenalii - Parsley Water-dropwort Oenethera biennis - Evening Primrose Oenothera biennis - Evening Primrose Ononis repens - Common Rest-harrow Onosma taurica - Golden Drop Ophrys apifera - Bee Orchid Ophrys bombylifera - Bumblebee Orchid Ophrys fuciflora - Late Spider-orchid Ophrys fusca - Sombre Bee Orchid Ophrys insectifera - Fly Orchid Ophrys lutea - Yellow Ophrys Ophrys scolopax - Woodcock Orchid Ophrys speculum - Mirror Orchid Ophrys sphegodes - Early Spider Orchid Ophrys tenthredinifera - Sawfly Orchid Orchis anthopophora - Man Orchid Orchis coriophora - Bug Orchid Orchis italica - Naked Man Orchid Orchis mascula - Early-purple Orchid Orobanche elatior - Knapweed Broomrape Orobanche minor - Common Broomrape Orobanche ramosa - Hemp Broomrape Oxalis acetosella - Wood-sorrel Papaver rhoeas - Field Poppy Paris quadrifolia - Herb Paris Parnassia palustris - Grass of Parnassus Pedicularis palustris - Marsh Lousewort Pedicularis sylvatica - Lousewort Pentaglottis sempervivens - Green Alkanet Persicaria amphibia - Amphibious Bistort Persicaria hydropiper - Water Pepper Persicaria maculosa - Redshank Phlomis tuberosa - Tuborous Phlomis Pilosella officinarum - Mouse-ear Hawkweed Pinguicula vulgaris - Butterwort Platanthera bifolia - Lesser Butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha - Greater Butterfly-orchid Polygala major - a Milkwort Polygala vulgaris - Milkwort Potamogeton natans - Broad-leaved pondweed Potentilla anserina - Silverweed Potentilla erecta - Tormentil Potentilla palustris - Marsh Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans - Creeping Cinquefoil Primula elatior - Oxlip Primula farinosa - Bird's-eye Primrose Primula veris - Cowslip Primula vulgaris - Primrose Prunella vulgaris - Self-heal Pseudorchis albida - Small White Orchid Pulicaria dysenterica - Common Fleabane Pyrola rotundifolia - Round-leaved Wintergreen Ranunculus acris - Buttercup Ranunculus ficaria - Lesser Celandine Ranunculus flammula - Lesser Spearwort Ranunculus fluitans - Water crowfoot Ranunculus lingua - Greater Spearwort Reseda lutea - Wild Mignonette Reseda luteola - Weld Rhinathus minor - Yellow Rattle Rhododendron ponticum - Rhododendron Rorippa nasturtium-aquaticus - Water-cress Rosa canina - Dog Rose Rumex acetosa - Common Sorrel Sanguisorba officinalis - Great Burnet Scilla verna - Spring Squill Scrophularia auriculata - Water Figwort Scrophularia nodosa - Common Figwort Sedum acre - Biting Stonecrop Sedum anglicum - English stonecrop Senecio aquaticus - Marsh Ragwort Senecio jacobaea - Common Ragwort Senecio squalidus - Oxford Ragwort Senecio vulgaris - Groundsel Serapias cordigera - Heart-flowered Serapias Serapias lingu - Tongue Orchid Serapias parviflora - Small-flowered Serapias Serratoula tincoria - Saw-wort Silene alba - White Campion Silene dioica - Red Campion Silene uniflora - Sea campion Silene vulgaris - Bladder campion Smyrnium olusatrum - Alexanders Solanum dulcamara - Bittersweet Solidago virgaurea - Goldenrod Sonchus oleraceus - Prickly Sow-thistle Sparganium erectum - Branched bur-reed Spergularia sp - Sea spurrey Spiranthes_spiralis - Autumn Lady's Tresses Stachys arvensis - Field Woundwort Stachys officinalis - Betony Stachys palustris - Marsh Woundwort Stellaria holostea - Greater Stitchwort Stellaria graminea - Lesser Stitchwort Succisa pratensis - Devilsbit Scabious Symphytum officinale - Common Comfrey Tanacetum parthenium - Feverfew Taraxacum officinale - Dandelion Teucrium scorodonia - Wood Sage Thalictrum aquilegifolium - Great Meadow Rue Thymus polytrichus - Wild thyme Trifolium medium - Zigzag Clover Trifolium pratense - Red Clover Tripleurospermum inodorum - Scentless Mayweed Tripleurospermum maritimum - Sea Mayweed Trollius europaeus - Globe Flower Tussilago farfara - Coltsfoot Typha latifolia - Great reedmace Umbilicus rupestris - Navelwort Urtica dioica - Stinging Nettle Utricularia vulgaris - Greater Bladderwort Valeriana dioica - Marsh Valerian Vallisnaria spiralis - Tape-grass Verbascum thapsus - Great Mullein Veronica beccabunga - Brooklime Veronica Chamaedrys - Germander Speedwell Vicia cracca - Tufted Vetch Vicia orobus - Upright Vetch Vinca minor - Lesser Periwinkle Viola riviniana - Common Dog Voilet Wahlenbergia hederacea - Ivy-leaved Bellflower Links to other Wildflower websites Wildflowers Index Home Base

Wildflowers of Southern Europe... Aethionema saxatile - Burnt Candytuft Allium ampeloprasum - Wild Leek Allium subvillosum Anacamptis champagneuxii - Champagne Orchid Anacamptis longicornu - Long-spurred Orchid Anagallis monelli - Shrubby Pimpernel Anemone coronaria - Crown Anemone Anemone heidreichii Andryala integrifolia - Andryala Anchusa azurea - Large Blue Alkanet Anthemis tinctoria - Yellow Chamomile Anthemis rigida - Rayless Chamomile Anthyllis vulneraria - Kidney Vetch Arbutus unedo - Strawberry Tree Arisarum vulgare - Friar's cowl Aristolochia cretica - Cretan Birthwort Armeria pungens - Sea rose Arum creticum - Cretan Arum Arum ideum - Mountain Arum Astericus maritimus - Yellow sea daisy Asphodeline lutea - Yellow Asphodel Asphodelus aestivus - Common Asphodel Asphodelus fistulosus - Hollow-stemmed Asphodel Astragalus lusitanicus Aubretia deltoidea - Aubretia Bellardia trixago - Bellardia Calystegia soldanella - Sea Bindweed Carpobrotus edulis - Hottentot fig Centaurea pullata Cerinthe major - Honeywort Cichorium intybus - Chicory Cistanche phelypaea Cistus albidus - Grey-leaved Cistus Cistus ladanifer - Gum Cistus Cistus salvifolius - Sage-leaved Cistus Chrysanthemum coronarium - Crown Daisy Colchicum autumnale - Autumn Crocus-Meadow Saffron Consolida ambigua - Annual Larkspur Convolvula tricolor - Dwarf Morning Glory Cotula coronopifolia - Buttonweed Crepis rubra - Pink Hawksbeard Cyclamen creticum - Cretan Sowbread Cynoglossum creticum - Blue Hound's Tongue Cytinus Thorn-apple Dipcadi serotinum - Dipcadi Doronicum columnae - Leopard's Bane Dracunculus vulgaris - Common Dragon Arum Ecballium elaterium - Squirting Cucumber Echium angustifolium - Narrow-leaved Bugloss Echium italicum - Pale Bugloss Erica lusitanica - Portuguese Heath Erica multiflora Euphorbia acanthothamnos - Greek Spiny Spurge Euphorbia characias - Large Mediterranean Spurge Fedia cornucopiae - Fedia Ferraria crispa - Black Flag Fritillaria lusitanica Fumaria capreolata - Ramping Fumitory Gagea peduncularis - Yellow Star of Bethlehem Gennaria diphylla Gladiolus italicus - Field Gladiolus Glaucium corniculatum - Red Horned-poppy Gynandriris sisyrinchium Helichrysum stoechas Iris albicans Iris lutescens Iris pseudopumila Lavandula stoechas - French Lavender Leucojum autumnale - Autumn Snowflake Leucojum trichophyllum - Three-leaved Snowflake Limonium sinuatum - Winged Sea-lavender Linum narbonense - Beautiful Flax Lithodora fruiticosum - Shrubby Gromwell Lupinus angustifolius - Narrow-leaved Lupin Lupinus luteus - Yellow Lupin Malcolmia flexuosa Malva neglecta - Dwarf Mallow Matthiola tricuspidata - Three-horned Stock Medicago marina - Sea Medick Melittis melissophyllum - Bastard Balm Misopates orontium - Lesser Snapdragon Muscari comosum - Tassle Hyacinth Narcissus elegans Narcissus papyraceus - Paper-white Narcissus Narcissus serotinus Nepeta tuberosa Nerium oleander - Oleander Ononis pusilla Onopordum illyricum - Illyrian Scotch Thistle Onosma graecum - Golden Drop Onosma lucana - Pale Golden Drop Ophrys apulica Ophrys aveyronensis Ophrys bertolonii - Bertoloni's Bee Orchid Ophrys bertoloniiformis Ophrys biscutella - Spectacled ophrys Ophrys bombyliflora - Bumblebee Orchid Ophrys candica - White Ophrys Ophrys cretica - Cretan Bee Orchid Ophrys dyris Ophrys episcopalis - Bishop's Ophrys Ophrys fusca - Sombre Bee Orchid Ophrys gortynia - Ophrys gortynia Ophrys insectifera - Fly Orchid Ophrys iricolor - Rainbow Ophrys Ophrys insectifera - Fly Orchid Ophrys kotschyi - Cyprus Bee Orchid Ophrys mammosa Ophrys parvimaculata Ophrys phryganae - Phrygana ophrys Ophrys promontorii Ophrys scolopax - Woodcock Orchid Ophrys sicula Ophrys speculum - Mirror Orchid Ophrys sphegodes - Early Spider Orchid Ophrys sphegodes-garganica - Dark Ophrys Ophrys spruneri - Grecian Spider Orchid Opuntia ficus-indica - Prickly Pear Orchis fragrans - Bug Orchid Orchis intacta - Dense-flowered Orchid Orchis italica - Naked Man Orchid Orchis sitiaca Orchis tridentata - Toothed Orchid Ornithogalum narbonense Ornithogalum umbellatum - Star-of-Bethleham Amethyst broomrape Orobanche crenata - Carnation-scented (Bean) Broomrape Orobanche foetida Orobanche ramosa - Hemp Broomrape Oxalis articulata - Pink Oxalis Oxalis pes-caprae - Bermuda Buttercup Paeonia clusii - Clusius's Peony Paeonia mascula - Wild Peony Pancratium maritimum - Sea Daffodil Parentucellia viscosa - Yellow Bartsia Paronychia argentea Petromarula pinnata - Rock Lettuce Phlomis cretica - Cretan Phlomis Phlomis fruticosa - Jerusalem Sage Phlomis lanata Phlomis purpurea Bird's-eye Primrose Cowslip Prunus dulcis - Almond Ranunculus asiaticus - Turban Buttercup Reseda alba - White Mignonette Romulea bulbocodium Ruta chalepensis - Fringed Rue Salvia verbenaca - Wild Clary Sarcocornia perennis - Annual Glassort Sarcocornia perennis - Annual Glassort Scandix pecten-veneris - Shepherd's Needles Scilla autumnalis - Autumn Squill Scilla monophyllos Scilla peruviana Scolymus hispanicus - Spanish Oyster Plant Serapias lingua - Tongue Orchid Serapias orientalis - Eastern Tongue Orchid Serapias parviflora - Small-flowered Serapias Serapias vomeracea - Long-lipped Tongue Orchid Silene colorata - Pink Catchfly Silene gallica - Small-flowered Catchfly Solanum sodomaeum - Apple of Sodom Tolpis barbata - European Umbrella Milkwort Tragopogon porrifolius - Pasture Goatsbeard Tragopogon porrifolius - Salsify Tripodion tetraphyllum - Bladder Vetch Tuberaria guttata - Spotted Rockrose Tulipa cretica - Cretan Tulip Tulipa saxatilis - Rock Tulip Verbascum arcturus Verbascum sinuatum - Wavyleaf Mullein Vicia benghalensis - Red Tufted Vetch Vicia melanops Wildflowers Index Home Base

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Wild Orchids in this section... Anacamptis champagneuxii - Champagne Orchid Anacamptis longicornu - Long-spurred Orchid Anacamptis morio - Green-winged Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis - Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis - Pyramidal Orchid (white) Cephalanthera damasonium - White Helleborine Cephalanthera longifolia - Sword-leaved Helleborine Cephalanthera rubra - Red Helleborine Chamorchis alpina Corallorhiza trifida - Coralroot Orchid Cypripedium acaule - Pink Lady's Slipper Orchid Cypripedium calceolus - Lady's Slipper Orchid Dactylorhiza cordigera - Heart-flowered Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza cruenta - Leopard Orchid Dactylorhiza elata - Robust Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii - Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza incarnata - Early Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza maculata - Heath Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza majalis - Broad-leaved Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza majalis - Western Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza praetermissa - Southern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza purpurella - Northern Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza romana Dactylorhiza saccifera Dactylorhiza sambucina - Elder-flowered orchid Dactylorhiza traunsteineroides - N-L Marsh-orchid Dactylorhiza viridis - Frog Orchid Epipactis atrorubens - Dark-red Helleborine Epipactis dunensis - Dune Helleborine Epipactis helleborine - Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis leptochila - Narrow-lipped Helleborine Epipactis tremolsii ssp. lusitanica Epipactis neerlandica - Broad-leaved Helleborine Epipactis palustris - Marsh Helleborine Epipactis phyllanthes - Green-flowered Helleborine Epipactis phyllanthes var. camb - Green-flowered Helleborine Epipactis phyllanthes var. vectensis - Green-flowered Helleborine Epipactis purpurata - Violet Helleborine Epipactis tremolsii Gennaria diphylla Goodyera repens - Creeping Lady's-tresses Gymnadenia conopsea - Chalk Fragrant-orchid Gymnadenia densiflora - Marsh Fragrant-orchid Gymnadenia frivaldii Gymnadenia rhellicani - Black Vanilla Orchid Gymnadenia odoratissima Gymnadenia rubra - Red Vanilla Orchid Hammarbya paludosa - Bog Orchid Herminium monorchis - Musk Orchid Himantoglossum hercinum - Lizard Orchid Himantoglossum robertianum - Giant Orchid Limodorum abortivum - Violet Limodore Liparis loeselii - Fen Orchid Neottia cordata - Lesser Twayblade Neottia nidus-avis - Bird's-nest Orchid Neottia ovata - Common Twayblade Ophrys apifera - Bee Orchid Ophrys apulica Ophrys aveyronensis Ophrys bertolonii - Bertoloni's Bee Orchid Ophrys bertoloniiformis Ophrys biscutella - Spectacled ophrys Ophrys bombyliflora - Bumblebee Orchid Ophrys candica - White Ophrys Ophrys cretica - Cretan Bee Orchid Ophrys dyris Ophrys episcopalis - Bishop's Ophrys Ophrys fuciflora - Late Spider-orchid Ophrys fusca - Sombre Bee Orchid Ophrys gortynia - Ophrys gortynia Ophrys insectifera - Fly Orchid Ophrys iricolor - Rainbow Ophrys Ophrys insectifera - Fly Orchid Ophrys kotschyi - Cyprus Bee Orchid Ophrys mammosa Ophrys parvimaculata Ophrys phryganae - Phrygana ophrys Ophrys promontorii Ophrys scolopax - Woodcock Orchid Ophrys sicula Ophrys speculum - Mirror Orchid Ophrys speculum ssp. lusitanica Ophrys sphegodes - Early Spider Orchid Ophrys sphegodes-garganica - Dark Ophrys Ophrys spruneri - Grecian Spider Orchid Ophrys tenthredinifera - Sawfly Orchid Ophrys trollii - Wasp Orchid Orchis anatolica - Anatolian Orchid Orchis anthopophora - Man Orchid Orchis champagneuxii - Champagne Orchid Orchis coriophora - Bug Orchid Orchis fragrans - Bug Orchid Orchis intacta - Dense-flowered Orchid Orchis italica - Naked Man Orchid Orchis lactea - Milky Orchid Orchis mascula - Early-purple Orchid Orchis militaris - Military Orchid Orchis papilionacea - Pink Butterfly Orchid Orchis provincialis - Provence Orchid Orchis pauciflora - Sparse-flowered Orchid Orchis purpurea - Lady Orchid Orchis quadripunctata - Four-spotted Orchid Orchis saccata - Fan-lipped Orchid Orchis simia - Monkey Orchid Orchis sitiaca Orchis tridentata - Toothed Orchid Orchis ustulata - Burnt Orchid Platanthera bifolia - Lesser Butterfly-orchid Platanthera chlorantha - Greater Butterfly-orchid Platanthera dilatata - White Bog Orchid Platanthera obtusata - Green Bog Orchid Pseudorchis albida - Small White Orchid Serapias apulica Serapias cordigera - Heart-flowered Serapias Serapias lingua - Tongue Orchid Serapias orientalis - Eastern Tongue Orchid Serapias parviflora - Small-flowered Serapias Serapias vomeracea - Long-lipped Tongue Orchid Spiranthes spiralis - Autumn Lady's Tresses Wildflowers Index Home Base

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